ANNOUNCEMENT 

OF  THE  COURSE  IN 

APPLIED  ENTOMOLOGY 


OFFERED  IN 

THE  OHIO  STATE  UNIVERSITY 
Columbus,  1913 


COURSES  IN  ENTOMOLOGY 


OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  TRAINED  ENTOMOLOGISTS 

There  is  a  rapidly  increasing  demand  for  persons  trained  in  Ento¬ 
mology  to  work  in  various  government  bureaus,  especially  the  Bu¬ 
reau  of  Entomology;  in  experiment  station  work;  in  offices  of  entomol¬ 
ogists;  as  nursery  and  apiary  Inspectors;  in  the  State  and  Federal 
quarantine  service;  in  city  park  service,  and  as  investigators  in 
boards  of  health  or  medical  laboratories  in  connection  with  medical 
problems.  This  demand  comes  not  only  from  various  parts  of  the 
United  States  but  also  from  foreign  countries.  This  is  a  demand 
which  seems  to  warrant  more  definite  organization  of  entomological 
instruction  designed  for  the  training  of  professional  workers  in  this 
branch  of  science. 

The  opportunity  for  such  organization  at  the  Ohio  State  University 
is  especially  favorable  since  there  are  already  offered  numerous  courses 
in  related  subjects  which  form  an  essential  basis  for  such  training, 
and  a  number  of  special  courses  in  advanced  Entomology  designed  for 
the  training  of  professional  entomologists.  This  is  especially  evident  in 
the  courses  in  Agriculture,  Horticulture  and  Forestry  which  provide 
for  acquaintance  with  field  conditions  and  methods  of  cultivation,  in 
connection  with  such  courses  in  Botany,  Bacteriology,  Plant  Pathology, 
Geology,  Photography  and  Chemistry,  the  importance  of  which  in 
this  connection  is  too  evident  to  need  explanation.  Along  with  these 
are  the  opportunities  for  general  courses  in  languages,  history,  eco¬ 
nomics,  etc.,  which  are  desirable  in  the  general  training  of  any  pro¬ 
fessional  student. 

PURPOSE  AND  SCOPE  OF  THE  WORK 

The  proposed  organization  designed  to  meet  the  demand  mentioned 
above  includes  the  assembling  of  the  necessary  subjects  in  connected 
form  so  as  to  provide  the  best  equipment  possible  for  persons  desir¬ 
ing  to  devote  their  life  work  to  this  subject.  The  scope  of  these 
courses  includes: 

First — A  distinct  technical  course  requiring  four  years  of  study 
and  designed  to  prepare,  in  the  best  manner  possible  in,  the  given 


time,  for  the  particular  technical  lines  of  work  in  government  bureaus; 
experiment  stations;  investigation;  inspection  work;  city  park  service; 
quarantine  service;  and  as  teachers  in  agricultural  colleges,  high 
schools,  extension  courses  and  other  teaching  positions.  ( See  outline) . 

Second — Courses  open  to  Arts  students,  which  shall  have  with  the 
technical  preparation  a  considerably  broader  foundation  and  shall  lead 
to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 

A  student  regularly  enrolled  in  the  College  of  Arts,  may  elect  not 
to  exceed  36  credit  hours  in  the  department  of  Entomology.  This 
will  enable  him  to  secure  about  two  years  of  special  work  in  Entomo¬ 
logy  in  addition  to  the  two  years  in  general  Zoology  and  Entomology 
that  may  be  taken  in  the  first  two  years  of  the  course.  This  with  a 
year  of  graduate  work  will  suffice  to  give  one  a  considerable  equipment 
in  these  lines. 

FACILITIES  FOR  INSTRUCTION 

The  facilities  afforded  include,  in  addition  to  the  courses  mentioned, 
the  extensive  farm  connected  with  the  University,  the  orchards,  gardens 
and  woodland,  all  of  which  constitute  a  working  field  laboratory.  A 
building  especially  designed  for  purposes  of  the  department  is  under 
construction,  and  connected  with  it  will  be  a  carefully  planned  insec¬ 
tary  and  apiary  for  instruction  and  demonstration  of  methods  of  in¬ 
vestigation.  The  department  equipment  includes,  aside  from  the  usual 
apparatus  for  laboratory  work,  large  collections  of  insects  in  all  orders, 
these  being  especially  rich  in  Diptera  and  Hemiptera.  The  depart¬ 
ment  also  has  an  arrangement  with  the  Ohio  Experiment  Station 
whereby  students  may,  under  certain  conditions,  receive  appointments 
for  summer  work  under  the  direction  of  the  Station  Entomologist,  in 
connection  with  his  field  investigations,  thus  offering  actual  field 
experience  in  Experiment  Station  methods. 

Persons  interested  in  the  above  courses  are  invited  to  write  to 
W.  E.  Mann,  University  Editor,  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  the  bulletins  of 
the  College  of  Agriculture  and  the  College  of  Arts,  Philosophy  and 
Science,  which  describe  fully  the  facilities  of  these  colleges. 

The  following  is  the  outline  of  the  four-year  course  in  Applied 
Entomology.  While  it  is  subject  to  minor  changes,  it  shows  the 
essential  content  of  the  course. 


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COURSE  IN  APPLIED  ENTOMOLOGY 


Degree:  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Entomology 


FIRST  YEAR 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


Chemistry  (105  or  109)  4 

Zoology  (101)  3 

Modern  language  (101)  4 

French — Spanish — German 
English  (101)  2 

Drawing  (135)  2 

Meteorology  (101)  2 

Cadet  Service  1 

Gymnasium  1 


Chemistry  (106  or  no) 

Zoology  (102) 

Modern  Language  (102) 
French — Spanish — German 
English  ( 104) 

Drawing  ( 136) 

Botany  (no) 

Cadet  Ser  ice 
Gymnasiu  a 


SECOND  YEAR 


Botany  (IQI)  4 

Zoology  (107)  3 

Entomology 

Modern  Language  (103)  4 

French — Spanish — German 
Horticulture  ( 101 )  4 

Chemistry  of  Insecticides  2 

Bibliography  (io3)  Yz 

Cadet  Service  1 


Botany  (I02) 

Zoology  (108) 

Entomology 

Modern  Language  (104) 

French — Spanish — German 
Horticulture  (102) 

Geology  (152) 

Cadet  Service 


4 

3 

4 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 


4 

3 

4 

4 

3 


Entomology 

Entomology 

Agronomy 

Bacteriology 

Elective 


THIRD  YEAR 

(113)  4  Entomology 

2  Botany 

(106)  4  Agronomy 

(107)  4  Bacteriology 

2-3  Photography 

Elective 

FOURTH  YEAR 


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(116) 

(hi) 

(108) 

(in) 


4 

3 

3 

4 
2 


2-3 


American  History  (101)  3 


or  Economics  (135) 
Entomology — Medical  3 

Entomological  Literature  2 

Entomology — Legislation , 
Inspection,  Quarantine  3 

Elective  5-6 


American  History  (102)  3 

or  Economics  (136) 

Apiculture  (112) 

or  Forest  Entomology  3 

Entomology — Taxonomy  2 

Entomology  3 

Insecticides,  Insecticide  ma¬ 
chinery  and  insect  control 
Elective  6-7 


NoTE:  Unless  the  candidate  for  a  degree  has  had  a  full  equivalent, 
not  less  than  one  summer  of  field  work  in  an  Experiment  Station,  or 
other  practical  work  in  Entomology  is  required  before  graduation. 


